Gamecocks Sixth After 36 Holes of Tiger Invitational

OPELIKA, Ala. — South Carolina fired two under par rounds on day one of the Tiger Invitational on Monday. The Gamecocks are in sixth place at 9-under overall after posting scores of 283 (-5) and 284 (-4) at Grand National’s Lake Course.
 
Junior Ryan Hall continued his lights out play, leading the team with a 4-under 68 in round two that featured five birdies. The Knoxville, Tenn., native shot 72 (E) in round one this morning and is T-12^th overall at 4-under through 36 holes. Hall, who has recorded three straight top-10s and finished in the top-20 in every start this season, was recently named to the Haskins Award Watch List.
 
Super senior All-American Jamie Wilson had his best showing of the season today. He’s also T-12^th with Hall at 4-under after shooting 71 (-1) in the opening round and 69 (-3) in round two. Wilson is seeking his first top-10 of the season (eight career).
 
Sophomore Jack Wall shot 72 (E) to start the day and followed that with a 71 (-1) this evening. He led the team in round two with seven birdies. Wall is T-30^th at 1-under overall. Super senior Caleb Proveaux paced Carolina in the opening round round with a 68 (-4) that was fueled by six birdies. He shot 76 (+4) in round two, hurt by a pair of double bogeys.
 
Sophomore Nick Mayfield, the final player in the lineup this week, shot 78 (+6) and 79 (+7). Senior Andrew Spiegler, who is playing as an individual this week, recorded the same scores.
 
No. 16 Auburn, the host school, leads by three shots over Alabama at 20-under. The Tigers shot a field-best score of 274 (-14) in round two to climb up the leaderboard. Davis Thompson of No. 13 Georgia leads by one over the Tide’s Wilson Furr at 11-under in the race for individual medalist.
 
The Gamecocks will be paired with No. 14 Vanderbilt and No. 20 Tennessee for the final round. It’s a shotgun start for the field on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET with hopes to finish the tournament prior to inclement weather rolling in.
 
2021 Tiger Invitational Gamecock Leaderboard
T12. Ryan Hall – 140 (-4)
T12. Jamie Wilson – 140 (-4)
T30. Jack Wall – 143 (-1)
T35. Caleb Proveaux – 144 (E)
T86. Nick Mayfield – 157 (+13)
T86. *Andrew Spiegler – 157 (+13)
 
*playing as an individual
 
2021 Tiger Invitational Leaderboard
1. No. 16 Auburn – 556 (-20)
2. No. 34 Alabama – 559 (-17)
3. No. 13 Georgia – 562 (-14)
T4. No. 20 Tennessee – 566 (-10)
T4. No. 14 Vanderbilt – 566 (-10)
6. South Carolina – 567 (-9)
7. No. 24 LSU – 568 (-8)
8. No. 21 Arkansas – 571 (-5)
9. South Alabama – 574 (-2)
10. Mississippi State – 576 (E)
11. No. 37 UAB – 577 (+1)
12. No. 42 Georgia Southern – 578 (+2)
13. No. 6 Texas A&M – 579 (+3)
14. No. 23 Arkansas State – 582 (+6)
15. Missouri – 595 (+19)
 
*Rankings via Golfstat as of 3/9/21
 
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